SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS.
                                 193-211 AD. AR Denarius
                                 (3.68 gm). Struck 196 AD. L
                                 SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP
                                 VIII, laureate head right / P
                                 M TR P [IIII COS II P P],
                                 Victory walking left, holding
                                 wreath in right hand, palm in
                                 left. RIC IV 86; BMCRE
                                 146; RSC 419. VF, typical
                                 short flan. ($25) 

From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.